'It's like tearing the heart out of a town'

Beryl Spencer Rogers said: "Well that's a few trips to Llandudno I'll no longer make. It's like tearing the heart out of a town."

Jane Shaw said: "Why? If it ain't broken don't try and fix it!!!! But if they do leave, please make it an upmarket store and not another thrift shop. I love them, but not as the main focal point of a lovely Victorian town. John Lewis hopefully."

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Emma Louise Williams added: "Marks and Spencer did not make Llandudno...therefore its demise will not kill it off. Have more faith in your lovely town."

Liz Bright-Turner said: "Will have major impact on the town!"

Norma Wardle wrote: "A disaster for older day trippers especially from Anglesey or Gwynedd and for independent shops who bask in M&S glory. The town centre will disintegrate unless it can possibly be replaced by John Lewis or similar."

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David Cooper said: "Can't blame them. Why pay two lots of rent and business rates when they can have one store."

Andrew Mccavish agreed: "A smart move by M&S for sure & a help to many customers re parking but also a blow to the town centre."

Dave Marks said: "It’s better in the high street if we want to keep Llandudno vibrant and attractive and accessible by foot and public transport. I hope Mostyn Estates stick to their objections in this case."

Sharon Williams added: "Will be great if it moves. A bigger food hall and parking!"

'It will be a very good move to Parc Llandudno'

Lynne Jackson was of the same opinion: "Sorry, but I don’t blame them. It’s so difficult to park in Llandudno at the best of times. And if you are buying big, heavy items it becomes a nightmare trying to get back to the car. Towns only have themselves to blame if they are losing big stores. Parking is so much easier on a retail park.

"I know that eventually the town centre will be almost dead, but sadly shoppers want to be able to actually park near a store, not worry about a parking operative slapping a ticket on their windscreen."

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Judith Mckay wrote: "As long as it is staying somewhere in the town who cares. I just didn't want it to close for good."

Elwyn Thomas simply wrote: "It will be a very good move to Parc Llandudno. Da iawn."

Conwyman commented at the bottom of the story: "Wow, it's hard to imagine Llandudno without M&S on Mostyn Street. It's the main reason we come to shop in Llandudno. M&S are struggling at the moment, I think the town will struggle without them on the high street."